If you had to pick just one moment that shows just how serious and level-headed Steve Baker was about reporting on the events of January 6th, there are many examples of that, but not the high-five.
Surveillance camera footage of Baker falling asleep during his day at the Capitol showed him being offered a kind high-five by what appeared to be an ardent Trump supporter. This gesture was offered as Mr. Baker quietly entered the premises…through an already open door, for the record.
In the twisted minds of the Washington, D.C., jury, the high-five was probably worth another decade.
(As of this article’s publication, we do not know whether the New York Times reporter who slipped through the broken window received a high-five, a middle finger, or otherwise responded. (I haven’t seen any reporters. Even with leg irons.)
Baker, who was clearly focused on his journalistic mission, did not respond. The man who high-fived me must have thought, “What an idiot.” Baker is by no means a MAGA, and neither am I, but he just can’t imagine himself memorizing and not returning the gesture. High five? of course? boom. We’ve all likely returned such a gesture out of American amiability and politeness. It’s not a political statement, it’s a secular one in a way.
It’s as if God whispered to Steve. “Don’t do that, or I’ll give you a blindfold and a cigarette after Shaw’s trial.”
And the federal government wants to do just that. After all, the charges trumped up against him were knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; Disorderly and destructive conduct in restricted buildings or grounds. Acts that disrupt the order within the National Diet Building. parades, demonstrations, or picketing inside the Capitol;
You know, the kind that earns the admiration of Black Lives Matter and Antifa, and there’s no jail time.
A slap in the hand from the self-righteous “good German” side of the federal prosecutor would certainly give all these charges more credence and increase their malignancy. In the twisted minds of Washington, D.C. jurors (you know, the kind that Democratic legal expert Marc Elias openly brags about), the high-five would have been worth another decade.
“Look, Steve really is MAGA. That high five is his dog whistle! Insurrekshun! Get the rope!”
Now, if you just think about these few seconds, they don’t mean anything. But in context, they probably mean everything. And the proper context is that Steve Baker was a single-minded man who was passionate about covering the events of January 6th, wherever he was taken.
Why the laser focus?
In the grand scheme of things, he was obsessed with reinventing his life after that, considering COVID-19 destroyed six sources of income across various aspects of live music.of elitist jack***s NBC thought it would be a soft move to reveal that Baker played David Bowie in the tribute band American Bowie Experience.
Now, ground control asks Major Tom, what are we going to do about it?
Steve is more interesting and talented than you. NBC, what do you mean? If Wu’s flu hadn’t brought the world to a halt, he’d still be doing Bowie — in no small part due to propaganda from your media and other like-minded groups in the states.
Coincidentally, Steve’s band was about to hit its stride. He also managed and performed with his band at four other events and was also involved in Nashville act management. Not everyone can do that. Not many people can do all of these things.
Steve can do that, and he does.
The important thing is that Steve was really serious about rebuilding his career as a journalist, and ironically, thanks to the same absurd coronavirus policies that the media enthusiastically supported, he was forced to take the necessary steps. It happened. He and I often talked about this over sushi and single malts. In doing so, I liberally sprinkled in the consonant F of the gendered verb that we all now use as adverbs of irritation.
And it’s not like he wasn’t writing before January 6th. He has been on Facebook and Twitter for years, and his articles were published in American Thinker magazine as far back as 2013. He has written a lot of not-so-friendly things about Trump. Also his writing history. He is a long-time liberal and is tired of all political parties, including the Libertarian Party.
Reinventing yourself isn’t easy. It’s very difficult to achieve that at 60 years old. Out of necessity, Steve embarked on that terrifying journey on January 6th. At 60 years old, he wasn’t playing around. He wasn’t sneaking into this new venture. he was very serious.
After observing the Oath Keepers’ trial, which was rejected by “real journalists,” Steve became even more passionate about getting to the bottom of the story. And they were so impressed by his steadfastness and acumen that a dream team of Oath Keepers lawyers came to Steve’s defense. It doesn’t cost anyone a dime to do so.
That’s the Steve Baker I know. He is meticulous, dedicated, and smart enough that his entire team of lawyers wanted to help him. Seriously, think about that for a second. This is not normal. And Glenn Beck called him one of the kindest, kindest souls he’d ever met. For the record, no one has ever said that to me.
It’s no wonder to me that he is a natural reporter. He is first and foremost the son of a private investigator. And of course, Blaze Media and all the lawyers rallied around him. It is also to be expected that federal authorities will be concerned about what he could disclose.
He was fearless, intelligent, hard-working, and methodical, and having his 40-year music career ruined ruined his “resignation.” he doesn’t leave. he won’t back down. He doesn’t get distracted by high fives. How stupid!
Expiravit Scripter is the alias of a political ghostwriter, author, satirist, and longtime friend of Steve Baker.
